FLSA
Settlement by Shades of Green With 33% to
Lawyers Is Approved Under Cheeks Standard
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Sept 14 – Lucas Vasquez
Leonardo filed a FLSA lawsuit
against Shades Of Green LLC
for failure to pay overtime -
then reached a settlement.
On
September 13, 2022, U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge John P. Cronan held a
fairness hearing. Inner City
Press covered
it.
Judge Cronan
inquired, then found that the
settlement complied with
Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake
House, with attorneys' fees
representing one third of the
total settlement amount.
The case is
Leonardo v. Shades Of Green
LLC et al., 22-cv-2085
(Cronan)
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